Posted Apr.
10, 2003
NewView named aviation
business of the year
By Nick Sargent of the
Northwestern
It was 40 years ago when Bruce Botterman made a
prophetic statement to his future wife, Rae,
while the couple drove through suburban Chicago
“It was 1962 and we drove by this small place
called Bruce’s Automotive and I said to her, ‘It
would really be nice to have our own aviation
business one day, and it’d be nice to have a
hangar and have it say Bruce’s Airmotive on the
side,’” he remembered.
Except for the name – the couple’s business is
called NewView Technologies -- the dream came
true. And last week, the dream got a little
sweeter for the Bottermans when the Wisconsin
Aviation Trades Association named their business
the Wisconsin Aviation Business of the Year.
“I feel very blessed to have the best partner
anyone could ask for and have the best business
partner someone could have,” Rae Botterman said.
“For me personally, this is a dream come true.”
It was a role reversal for Bruce Botterman at
the organization’s annual conference in Madison
where the Bottermans picked up the award. He is
the trades association president and typically
presents the award to the winner. But this year,
he was the one giving the acceptance speech.
“It feels good to know our peers recognized that
we’re forward thinking and provided services
that really didn’t exist at the airport here in
Oshkosh,” he said. “The award is so meaningful
because we’re recognized by peers in our
industry.”
The Bottermans established NewView in 1997 with
more than 25 years of aviation business
experience under Bruce’s belt. They bought the
assets of a defunct Texas company that provided
window repair services after realizing Northeast
Wisconsin was underserved in that area, he said.
While the business is located at Wittman
Regional Airport, the planes the Bottermans work
on don’t have to be in Oshkosh. The business can
travel to a plane that’s getting a full tune-up
somewhere else, or customers can send the parts
that need fixing through the mail.
In 2001, NewView Technologies expanded its
services to include single-engine and light
twin-engine aircraft maintenance and added
aircraft static system, altimeter and
transponder avionics testing in 2002. The
company currently runs four hangers and will
soon add a fifth to handle large corporate
aircraft.
Nick Sargent: (920) 426-6632 or nsargent@smgpo.gannett.com
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Check It Out:
Oshkosh aviation company soars with business honor
A “well done” goes to NewView Technologies at
Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh. The company that was
founded by Bruce and Rae Botterman in 1997 has been
recognized by the Wisconsin Aviation Trades Association as
its Wisconsin Aviation Business of the Year. The Bottermans
provide window repair services either at Oshkosh or on call.
They have added single- and multi-engine airplane
maintenance and other services. This is the kind of industry
that enhances Oshkosh’s reputation as the sport aviation
capital of the world. The community thanks the Bottermans
for believing in their dream.
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Bruce Botterman receives
award -
2005 OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN AVIATION AWARD was
presented by The Wisconsin Department of
Transportation, to Bruce Botterman, IN RECOGNITION
OF YOUR DISTINGUISHED LEADERSHIP AND CONTRIBUTIONS
IN SHAPING THE VISION, GOALS, AND ACHIEVEMENTS IN
THE WISCONSIN AVIATION COMMUNITY. |
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